What do you think is the reasonable rate...?
Answer:
I pay my mother's helper $10 dollar/hour - especially if there are two kids.
I WOULD HONESTLY SAY $20 FOR THE WHOLE DAY
Your talking two kids not one. Thirty dollars.
I would never let a 14 year old babysit my children, no offense... but anyways, it really depends on where you live, the family you babysit for. You are young so it is cheaper- maybe 20-25 dollars. I don't think you are old enough to be getting $10/hr. At your age, babysitting should mostly just be to get some experience under your belt and get a little extra cash. Hope this helps.
Talk with other moms in your area. I have found the cost of paying a sitter varies on where you live. I live in Northern CA in a small town and I pay a 14yr old $5 an hour for one child.
I would say that for 2 kids, $10 per hour would be a fair rate.
I would offer her 15-20 dollars a day if you could swing that!
In my neighborhood, the rate for a high school senior with CPR and First Aid training is $10-$12 per hour, but hardly ever more (unless there is a child under 12 months).
I would say that if the babysitter has the same qualifications and is just younger, $8 an hour would be reasonable (So $24 for the whole afternoon).
If he/she doesn't have those same qualifications, around $6 or $7 would be reasonable, although with kids that young, you would probably either want someone older, or at least someone with CPR and First Aid certification.
Of course, if everything goes well, you can always pay a little extra by "rounding up." As a babysitter myself, this is always appreciated, but I would never expect something like that.
Also, if you are the babysitter and it was a particularly difficult job, you can often increase your hourly rate by $0.50 or $1.00 when they ask you at the end.
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